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This vintage sweater was made in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in the 1940s by Knit-Rite under their Bonspiel King label for the curling market. Canadian makers continued making this 1920s style for years after it went out of style in the US. It bears the patch of the Tam O’Shanter Country Club

This vintage cardigan was made in the 1940s in Canada by Curl Rite for the curling market. Whereas this style of wide shawl collar cardigan had gone out of style in the US years earlier, it continued to be made, largely without alteration north of the border.
Chest (pit to pit, unstretched): 22 1/2″ (doubled = 45″)
Chest (pit to pit, stretched): 29″ (doubled = 58″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 22″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 26″
Length (Base of collar to hem): 28″